The daughter of the dead nuclear lab worker found in a New Mexico forest claims the truth about her mother's disappearance has been twisted by those allegedly trying to find her.
Sierra Casias, 19, took to social media just weeks before police identified the skeletal remains found in Carson National Forest as her mother, Melissa Casias, an administrative assistant at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, who had been missing for 11 months.
The teen said there had been multiple 'false claims' made about her mother, including allegations that she owned and carried a handgun and scandalous rumors about her personal life, which Sierra claimed were spread by a private detective.
The teen posted on Facebook in early May: 'The information being shared is largely either publicly available material presented in a misleading way or statements that are simply untrue.'
'The statement that Melissa owned or routinely carried a handgun, specifically described as a "Glock subcompact 9mm" is inaccurate. She could not legally purchase a firearm and did not have one.'
